25.7% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yackandandah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yackandandah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Yackandandah have volunteered since 2011, though it remains a community where locals give their time far more than in other areas. About one in four residents now volunteer, and unpaid care work is much more common here than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.7% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, despite the share of volunteers falling 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This is alongside high rates of unpaid care; 30.3% look after children and 14.1% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
4.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031075/yackandandah/topic/community